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King of ragtime : the story of Scott Joplin / Stephen Costanza.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781534410367
  • 1534410368
Other title:
  • Story of Scott Joplin
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: This toe-tapping picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz, is told through kaleidoscopic illustrations.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography JOPLIN, S. C838 Available 33111010568042
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz .

There was something special about Scott Joplin...
This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud.

Scott, the son of a man who had been enslaved,
became a king--the King of Ragtime.

This celebration of Scott Joplin, whose ragtime compositions paved the way for jazz, will captivate audiences and put a beat in their step, and the kaleidoscope-like illustrations will draw young readers in again and again.

Includes bibliographical references.

This toe-tapping picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz, is told through kaleidoscopic illustrations.

Ages 4-8.

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